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1. regular plural forms, 1.1. how to form the plural.
We form the plural by adding - s to the singular of the noun.
Singular | Plural |
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a car | two cars |
a cassette | two cassettes |
a lamp | two lamps |
a hat | two hats |
a cup | two cups |
Add -es . Add - s if the noun ends in one -e .
Singular | Plural |
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a box | two boxes |
a sandwich | two sandwiches |
a suitcase | two suitcases |
a rose | two roses |
a garage | two garages |
1.3.1. y after consonant.
Change -y to -i , then add -es .
Singular | Plural |
---|---|
a city | two cities |
a lady | two ladies |
There are two forms of the plural of the word penny:
Add -s after a vowel.
Singular | Plural |
---|---|
a boy | two boys |
a day | two days |
1.4.1. add -s.
Singular | Plural |
---|---|
a roof | two roofs |
a cliff | two cliffs |
a sheriff | two sheriffs |
Singular | Plural |
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a thief | two thieves |
a wife | two wives |
a shelf | two shelves |
Both forms are possible with the following nous:
Add -s for words ending in -ff .
1.5.1. add -s.
Singular | Plural |
---|---|
a disco | two discos |
a piano | two pianos |
a photo | two photos |
Singular | Plural |
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a tomato | two tomatoes |
a potato | two potatoes |
a hero | two heroes |
Singular | Plural |
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a man | two men |
a woman | two women |
a child | two children |
a mouse | two mice |
a tooth | two teeth |
a goose | two geese |
a foot | two feet |
an ox | two oxen |
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Singular | Plural |
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snake | snake |
window | window |
box | box |
boy | boy |
lorry | lorr |
potato | potato |
knife | kni |
A. nouns that end in -ch, x, s, z, or s-like sounds;, b. nouns that end in a vowel + y :, c. nouns that end in a consonant + y, d. nouns that end in o :.
1. A lot of nouns that end in o take es in the plural form:
becomes | |
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echo | echo |
embargo | embargo |
hero | hero |
potato | potato |
tomato | tomato |
torpedo | torpedo |
veto | veto |
becomes | |
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auto | auto |
kangaroo | kangaroo |
kilo | kilo |
memo | memo |
photo | photo |
piano | piano |
pimento | pimento |
pro | pro |
solo | solo |
soprano | soprano |
studio | studio |
tattoo | tattoo |
video | video |
zoo | zoo |
becomes os or | |
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buffalo | buffalo /buffalo |
cargo | cargo /cargo |
halo | halo /halo |
mosquito | mosquito /mosquito |
motto | motto /motto |
no | no /no |
tornado | tornado /tornado |
volcano | volcano /volcano |
zero | zero /zero |
2. irregular plural nouns in english:, a. irregular nouns.
Singular | Plural |
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fish | fish |
sheep | sheep |
barracks | barracks |
foot | feet |
tooth | teeth |
goose | geese |
tooth | teeth |
goose | geese |
child | children |
man | men |
woman | women |
person | people |
mouse | mice |
Here are more examples:
Singular | Foreign plural | English plural |
---|---|---|
alga | algae | – |
amoeba | amoebae | amoebas |
antenna | antennae | antennas |
formula | formulae | formulas |
larva | larvae | – |
nebula | nebulae | nebulas |
vertebra | vertebrae | – |
Singular | Foreign plural | English plural |
---|---|---|
corpus | corpora | – |
genus | genera | – |
alumnus | alumni | – |
bacillus | bacilli | – |
cactus | cacti | cactuses |
focus | foci | – |
fungus | fungi | funguses |
nucleus | nuclei | – |
octopus | octopi | octopuses |
radius | radii | – |
stimulus | stimuli | – |
syllabus | syllabi | syllabuses |
terminus | termini | – |
Singular | Foreign plural | English plural |
---|---|---|
addendum | addenda | – |
bacterium | bacteria | – |
curriculum | curricula | curriculums |
datum | data | – |
erratum | errata | – |
medium | media | – |
memorandum | memoranda | memorandums |
ovum | ova | – |
stratum | strata | – |
symposium | symposia | symposiums |
apex | apices | apexes |
appendix | appendices | appendixes |
cervix | cervices | cervixes |
index | indices | indexes |
matrix | matrices | matrixes |
vortex | vortices | – |
analysis | analyses |
axis | axes |
basis | bases |
crisis | crises |
diagnosis | diagnoses |
emphasis | emphases |
hypothesis | hypotheses |
neurosis | neuroses |
oasis | oases |
parenthesis | parentheses |
synopsis | synopses |
thesis | theses |
singular | plural |
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criterion | criteria |
phenomenon | phenomena |
automaton | automata |
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Singular = 1 Plural = 2, 3, 4… or more (plural = more than one)
In English we normally add S to a noun when it is plural.
More examples of regular plural nouns:
When the noun ends in S, SH, CH, X or Z , we add -ES to the noun.
With the word Quiz, we double the final Z in plural form before adding the -ES.
When the noun ends in CONSONANT + Y , we remove the Y and add -IES to the noun.
Note when a noun ends in a VOWEL + Y , we just add -S
When the noun ends in F or FE , we remove the F/FE and add -VES to the noun.
Note, there are some exceptions to this rule:
If the noun ends in a CONSONANT + O , we normally add -ES to the noun.
There are some exceptions to this rule:
Notice how nouns that end in a VOWEL + O , we just add an -S:
There are some nouns that have very irregular plural nouns and that don’t have an S at the end. Some common irregular plural nouns in English are:
Some other irregular plural nouns are the words that do NOT change in plural form.
For example with the word sheep .
We say 1 sheep and 2 sheep …there is no change between the singular and plural form.
We do not say sheeps … no, there is no S at the end.
You can see there is no change.
There are many more irregular plural nouns and you can see more examples on our grammar website .
Pronunciation Rules: You might be interested in the Pronunciation of -S at the end of words in English. (Includes a video to hear the pronunciation)
Grammar Games: Try our interactive games to practice plural nouns (both regular and irregular): Plural Nouns
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A priori, formar el plural en inglés es fácil: basta con añadir una -s al final de la palabra, como hacemos en español.
Pero existen ciertas normas que cambian las reglas del juego.
Formaremos el plural dependiendo de la terminación del sustantivo y de otras cosas que en este post te explico.
3. sustituir por -ves si la palabra termina en -f o -fe, 4. sustiuir por -a si el sustantivo acaba en -on.
8. algunos sustantivos van siempre en singular y otros en plural, sustantivos con la misma forma en singular y plural, sustantivos que no tienen forma singular, sustantivos que no tienen forma plural, 9. algunos sustantivos tienen un plural irregular.
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A la mayoría de sustantivos en inglés , podemos simplemente añadirles el sufijo -s al final. Fácil, ¿verdad?
dog → dog s perro → perros
apple → apple s manzana → manzanas
mouth → mouth s boca → bocas
photograph → photograph s fotografía → fotografías
A algunos sustantivos que acaban en -o , se les añade -es . No existe ninguna regla gramatical precisa, por tanto no te queda otra que memorizarlos.
potato → potato es patata → patatas
tomato → tomato es tomate → tomates
hero → hero es héroe → héroes
cargo → cargo es cargamento → cargamentos
Excepción : Existen sustantivos que acaban en -o a los que simplemente se les añade -s al final.
photo → photo s foto → fotos
taco → taco s taco → tacos
piano → piano s piano → pianos
leaf → lea ves hoja → hojas
knife → kni ves cuchillo → cuchillos
Excepción : Existen sustantivos que terminan en -f o -fe que forman el plural añadiendo solo una -s al final.
roof → roof s tejado → tejados
giraffe → giraffe s jirafa → jirafas
Este tipo de sustantivos suelen estar relacionados con el ámbito educativo o científico:
criteri on → criteri a norma → normas
phenomen on → phenomen a fenómeno → fenómenos
Excepción : Algunos sustantivos que acaban en -on , se les añade simplemente una -s al final.
lemon → lemon s limón → limones
canyon → canyon s desfiladero → desfiladeros
salon → salon s salón → salones
bus → bus es autobús → autobuses
box → box es caja → cajas
buzz → buzz es zumbido → zumbidos
wish → wish es deseo → deseos
watch → watch es reloj → relojes
Para los sustantivos que acaban en -is , quita la -is y añade -es .
ax is → ax es eje → ejes
oasis → oas es oasis → oasis
crisis → cris es crisis → crisis
Para los sustantivos que acaban con la letra -y , la regla general es quitar la -y y añadir -ies al final .
fairy → fair ies hada → hadas
candy → cand ies caramelo → caramelos
dummy → dumm ies títere→ títeres
Excepción : Si hay una vocal antes de la letra -y en la forma singular, solo hay que añadir el sufijo -s.
way → way s forma → formas
monkey → monkey s mono → monos
toy → toy s juguete → juguetes
guy → guy s chico → chicos
fungus → fung i hongo → hongos
cactus → cact i cactus → cactus
stimulus → stimul i estímulo → estímulos
Muchas de estas palabras tienen que ver con biología o los animales.
sheep oveja/s
deer ciervo/s
fish pez/peces
species especie/s
Lo vemos más en vocabulario relacionado con ropa, como:
shorts pantalones cortos
pants (o trousers ) pantalones
jeans vaqueros
scissors tijeras
A estos sustantivos también se les llama sustantivos incontables . No tienen forma plural. Suelen ser sustantivos que conforman grupos o son abstractos:
livestock ganado
news noticias
slang jerga
bravery valentía
money dinero
Los sustantivos irregulares rompen con todas las reglas de ortografía del plural que hemos visto hasta ahora:
child → children (no childs) niño → niños
mouse → mice (no mouses) ratón → ratones
man → men (no mans) hombre → hombres
woman → women (no womans) mujer → mujeres
die → dice ( no dies) dado → dados
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Meaning: a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
Essay | Essays |
The singular possessive form of “Essay” is “Essay’s”.
The plural possessive form of “Essay” is “Essays'”.
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La gran mayoría de las palabras inglesas forman el plural simplemente añadiendo una '-s' .
Veamos algunos ejemplos:
Sustantivo | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
phone | phone | teléfono |
bird | bird | pájaro |
car | car | coche |
Los sustantivos acabados en '-ch' , '-s' , '-sh' , '-x' y '-z' forman el plural con '-es' en lugar de con 's'. La razón es que si se añadiera una única "-s" sería imposible de pronunciar.
Aquí tenéis algunos ejemplos de este caso:
Sustantivo | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
bench | bench | banco (de sentarse) |
kiss | kiss | beso |
wish | wish | deseo |
box | box | caja |
quiz | quizz | concurso |
Si un sustantivo termina en consonante seguida de la letra '-y' forma el plural en '-ies'
Ejemplos de este plural:
Sustantivo | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
lady | lad | señora |
baby | bab | bebe |
Unos pocos sustantivos acabados en consonante + 'o' forman su plural en '-es' . En numerosas ocasiones existen varias formas de plural.
Singular | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
domino | domin dominos | dominó |
buffalo | buffal buffalo buffalos | búfalo |
potato | potat | patatas |
tomato | tomat | tomate |
echo | ech echos | eco |
embargo | embarg | embargo |
halo | hal halos/ | aureola |
hero | her | héroe |
junco | junc juncos | junco |
volcano | volcan volcanos | volcán |
tornado | tornad tornados | tornado |
torpedo | torped torpedos | torpedo |
zero | zer zeros | cero |
Algunas palabras acabadas en '-f' o en '-fe' forman el plural de manera irregular en '-ves' :
Singular | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
calf | cal | ternero |
elf | el | elfo |
half | hal | la mitad |
knife | kni | cuchillo |
life | li | la vida |
loaf | loa | pan |
thief | thie | ladrón |
wife | wi | esposa |
wolf | wol | lobo |
Para nuestra desgracia no son todas, dado que numerosas palabras acabadas en '-f' o '-fe' , forman el plural de manera regular:
Singular | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
brief | brief | carta |
chef | chef | cocinero |
chief | chief | jefe |
giraffe | giraffe | jirafa |
gulf | gulf | golfo |
sheriff | sheriff | jefe de policía |
Incluso hay palabras que pueden formar el plural de ambas maneras:
Singular | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
scarf | scar | bufanda |
wharf | whar wharf | muelle (de barco) |
Algunas palabras tienen la misma forma en singular que en plural,
muchas de ellas son animales :
Singular / Plural | Significado |
---|---|
bison | bisón |
cod | bacalao |
deer | ciervo |
fish | pez |
moose | alce |
salmon | salmón |
sheep | oveja |
swine | cerdo |
trout | trucha |
offspring | descendiente |
he caught 2 fish él cogió 2 peces
Excepción :
Si nos referimos a peces diferentes especies el plural de fish es fishes.
Hay palabras en inglés que tienen un plural irregular:
Singular | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
foot | feet | pie |
goose | geese | ganso |
louse | lice | piojo |
man | men | hombre |
mouse | mice | ratón |
tooth | teeth | diente |
woman | women | mujer |
Son palabras germánicas, que para formar el plural en alemán se añade un Umlaut.
Singular | Plural | Significado |
---|---|---|
analysis | analys | análisis |
axis | ax | eje |
basis | bas | base |
crisis | cris | crisis |
parenthesis | parenthes | paréntesis |
Si queréis practicar los plurales aquí tenéis un divertido ejercicio .
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What Are Plural Nouns? Rules and Examples
For most regular English nouns, you simply add the letter -s to the noun. It's easy, but remember that another form looks very similar, and that's the possessive form: "a dog's bowl," which means the bowl belongs to the dog. So watch out for that. Here are a few common examples: Singular form. Plural form. dog. dogs.
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To change a singular noun to its plural form in English, you usually add 's'. For example, the plural of book is books. The plural of " table " is " tables ". These are regular plurals. But many nouns don't follow this rule. For example, the plural of " fish " is " fish ". The plural of " tooth " is " teeth ".
ESSAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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La gran mayoría de las palabras inglesas forman el plural simplemente añadiendo una '-s'. Veamos algunos ejemplos: Sustantivo. Plural. Significado. phone. phone s. teléfono. bird.
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